when I had finished college I needed to take a test to become licensed and certified in the my field of study. I tested but was unsuccessful at passing the test. I came within two points from passing. I didn't let it get me down for long. I thought, "I'm going to take the test again". I had already gotten a job and was not pressured to rush to get my license. But I was so motivated to prove to myself that I could pass the test. I rescheduled the test and started back preparing. I tried to juggle work and studying but really could not get into it as well as I would have liked.
When it got closer to the time for me to retest, I decided that I needed to take a week off of work so that I could go to a public library to study. I felt pretty confident and overwhelmed at the same time. The time came to take the test again. once again did not score high...